– Heading into tonight’s game, the Jets sit in 10th place in the Western Conference, six points behind the Dallas Stars for the 8th and final playoff spot.

– The Canucks lost their last game 7-4 to the New York Islanders after heading into the third period with a 3-0 lead. Vancouver is 2-7-1 over their last 10 games.

– Including tonight, the Jets play five of their next six games at home.

– On Wednesday morning, the Jets recalled Eric O’Dell from the St.John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League. O’Dell has 16 goals and 22 assists in 39 games with the IceCaps this year.

– Canucks forward Zack Kassian will not play tonight as he is serving the last game of a three-game suspension. Kassian was suspended for a hit from behind on Dallas Stars defenseman Brenden Dillon last Thursday.

– Vancouver forward Henrik Sedin broke a 23-game goalless drought Monday against New York with his 10th goal of the year. Prior to that, Sedin had not scored since December 14th (versus Boston Bruins).

-The Canucks average 14.1 penalty minutes/game which ranks 29th in the NHL. The Jets average 12.2 penalty minutes/game which is 23rd in the NHL.

– Who’s Hot: Jets forward Dustin Byfuglien has three goals and one assist in his last two games.

– Jets record since Paul Maurice took over as Head Coach: 11-5-3.

Special Teams Breakdown:

– Vancouver has the 25th Ranked Power Play in the NHL (14.6%) and the 10th Ranked Penalty Kill in the NHL (83.6%)

– Winnipeg has the 24th Ranked Power Play in the NHL (15.0%) and the 5th Ranked Penalty Kill in the NHL (84.3%)